Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 88 The War Begins

Yunguo, Jianchang Mansion.

This city is the frontier fortress of Yun Kingdom, the front line against Xia Guo's soldiers.If it was put back then, it would naturally be heavily guarded and would not dare to relax.

But it has been more than 100 years since the last conflict between Yunxia and Xia.

The two sides have been at peace for a long time, and the defenders of all parties have been communicating in private for business, and they are rarely on guard.Even in the middle of the night when the soldiers of the two countries were patrolling, they met, maybe they could sit down and chat. .

King Qi Yu Zhaoling drove his horses straight to the high slope.Across the river, looking at the looming and formidable Jianchang Mansion on the other side of the city, his expression was slightly cold.

He pondered for a moment, finally slowly raised his hand, and then waved it fiercely!
When the soldiers behind him heard the order, they immediately lit the torches in their hands and waved them together.

On the east bank of the river, several bonfires were lit.

The next moment, the sound of shouting and killing resounded on the east bank.

Countless soldiers of the Xia Kingdom took advantage of the fact that the other side had not reacted, and under the leadership of the general, crossed the river in a small boat and headed for Jianchang Mansion.

"Commander, all the camps stationed by the enemy troops on the west bank of the river have been completely removed!"

"Report to Commander, the army stationed outside the enemy's city has been besieged by our army!"

"Commander! Except for the south gate you told me, the rest of the gates have been blocked by our army!"

Xia Guo's side was well prepared and launched an offensive, while Yun Guo's side was completely unprepared and had no time to react.

Good news came one after another, but Qi Wang's expression remained unchanged, as if he was not moved by it at all.

He stared intently at the battlefield ahead without turning his head, and said in a deep voice:
"Explore again! Report again!"

"Yes!"

But before the soldiers took orders to go far, King Qi suddenly stopped him and said:

"Wait, no more!"

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked towards the distant battlefield.

When the besieged army outside Jianchang Mansion realized that the city was unable to rescue them, they could not withstand the onslaught of Xia Guo's troops and collapsed.

The garrison on the outskirts of the city was defeated, and Jianchang Mansion was already an isolated city!This battle is already a victory!
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Li Dynasty, An Pei County.

This is only a few hundred miles away from the capital of the Li Dynasty, and it is the last line of defense for the Li Dynasty to guard the capital.And stationed here are the remaining [-] elites of the Li Dynasty, as well as tens of thousands of local soldiers drawn from various places.

Li Chao Taiwei Chen Feng, sitting upright on the steed, walked slowly through the ranks of the army, scanning the ranks of the troops.Followed by the cavalry, as well as a group of Li Dynasty generals.

On the battlefield, there are more than [-] remnants of the elite, all of them are in order, well-armored, and strong.Anyone who reads it must praise the elite teacher.

And the tens of thousands of soldiers drawn from the prefectures and counties were originally soldiers for maintaining law and order in the local area.Although they are all young and strong, their armor is incomplete, their weapons are dilapidated, and their ranks are loose, giving people the feeling of a mob.

Before coming to the ranks of the army, Chen Feng got off his horse, quickly stepped onto the platform, glanced at the army below, sighed indistinctly, and did not speak for a long time.

Seeing this, the trusted general behind him hurried forward and said softly:
"The soldiers from the prefectures and counties have been out of battle for a long time, and they were deployed temporarily. Naturally, they are not fully prepared. Now that the capital has sent soldiers, as long as the last general waits to be pulled into the battlefield and kill a few times, he will be a usable army!"

Hearing the consolation and persuasion from his subordinates, Chen Feng smiled wryly, shook his head, and pointed to the remnants of the army, whose solemn military appearance was particularly conspicuous, and said:
"The newly recruited soldiers and horses are not trained enough, but they have not lost their fighting spirit. They are worthy of use. I'm not talking about them... just look over there!"

All the generals looked up and couldn't help being taken aback.

The confidant general was a little confused, and asked:
"Taiwei, those are the remaining Northwest Frontier Army, the only remaining elite troops in our army, what happened to them?"

Chen Feng let out a long sigh, and said sadly in his eyes:

"The northwest frontier army is an elite army built by the state. In the battle of Yongzhou, almost the entire army was wiped out. Just by looking at the demeanor of the surviving army, you can tell that they have lost their former high-spirited ambition. They have lost their energy. God, what's the use of leaving the body of an elite teacher in vain?"

When the generals behind heard the words, their expressions suddenly changed, and they all looked at the surviving northwest frontier army.

Sure enough, looking closely at the elite northwest frontier army, they saw that although the soldiers' appearances were neat and solemn, there was a hint of flinching on their faces.Although the armor is excellent, it has no murderous fighting spirit.

Among the generals, several people showed hesitation and struggle at this moment.

After a while, a general gritted his teeth, stood up and said:
"The Taiwei's eyes are like torches, and the soldiers of the last general are now fearful of Yunguo like a tiger. They have long since lost their confidence in the past!"

The person who spoke was the surviving general of the southwest frontier army, and he knew very well that the fear of the northwestern frontier army of the Li dynasty towards the army of Yun country had reached an unspeakable level.

Those who join the army are afraid of the enemy's soldiers and horses.If this is the case, no matter how elite their training and armor are, they will be a mob that will collapse at the first touch.

When the generals heard the words, they also showed concern and lamented:

"This good battle of Yongzhou, why did it turn out like this!"

"Taiwei, the Northwest Frontier Army is like this, it has already been abolished. Now it is better to split it up and fill it into each army!"

"That can't be the case! In this way, won't the fear of Yun Kingdom be spread to the entire army?"

As soon as the generals started arguing, Chen Feng directly interrupted their words, and said decisively in his eyes:

"Time is ticking, there is no time to train slowly. Since they are terrified of Yunguo's army, let them break their fear of Yunguo with their own hands!"

After Chen Feng finished speaking, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Decree, send troops to Yunguo!"

Speaking of this, Chen Feng suddenly revealed a ruthless expression, and said:
"In this expedition, we took Xiushan County directly and threatened Zhongqing City, the capital of Yunguo. After Xiushan County was broken, within a day, the military judge would not come out behind closed doors, no need to seal the knife, and no need to confiscate the seized... How much can be taken, all Rely on their abilities!"
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The crisp sound of "da da da" resounded on the streets of Zhongqing City at noon.

The horse galloped across the royal road, attracting the attention of the people in the street.

A man in official uniform, with a red command flag slanted behind his back, with a tired face, forced his horse to gallop towards the palace.

The common people in Zhongqing City, just looking at this special attire of this person, knew that this was a messenger who specially delivered emergency military information, they did not dare to stop him, and hurriedly moved out of the way.

Seeing the guard's nervous expression, the people in the city were startled, and whispered together.

"It's only been a few days since Ansheng, why did something happen again?"

"I heard that His Majesty is dissatisfied with the chaos caused by the Grand Master a while ago, and has already placed the Grand Master under house arrest! Do you think it is the frontier army under the Grand Master who raised troops?"

"What, the Grand Master is under house arrest? Our Majesty is not stupid...isn't he sick, so he can't be in charge of politics?"

"Tsk, just listen to this. Who spread the word that His Majesty is a fool? Anyone who knows understands it. I can't say more about what I don't understand. In short..."

"But this officer is from the north?" someone interrupted.

Everyone was startled and exclaimed in unison:
"North? Xia Guo?"

(End of this chapter)